The phrase “less is more” was actually first popularized by a German, the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, who like other people associated with the Bauhaus, a school of design, emigrated to the United States before World War II and took up posts at American architecture schools.
“少即是多”这一说法实际上最早是由一位德国人、建筑师路德维希·密斯·凡德罗（Ludwig Mies van der Rohe）推广开来的，他像其他与包豪斯设计学院有关的人一样，在第二次世界大战前移居美国，并在美国的建筑学院担任教职。
Most American architects used to be associated with it.
大多数美国建筑师过去与之有关联。
was not associated with efficiency
与效率无关
Britain's Labor Party, as its name implies, has long been associated with trade unionism.
英国工党，正如其名称所暗示的，长期以来与工会主义有着密切关联。
When nursery colours were introduced, pink was actually considered the more masculine colour, a pastel version of red, which was associated with strength.
当婴儿服颜色开始流行时，粉色实际上被认为是更具男子气概的颜色，它是红色的一种柔和版本，而红色则与力量相关。
例句取自历年考研英语真题，翻译为机器生成，仅供学习参考。